Behavioral Endocrinology of Male Dispersal in Vervet Monkeys at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda

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dc.contributor.advisorSchoof, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorL'Allier, Simon
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T17:24:49Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T17:24:49Z
dc.date.copyright2020-12
dc.date.issued2021-03-08
dc.date.updated2021-03-08T17:24:49Z
dc.degree.disciplineBiology
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractDispersal between social groups reduces risks of inbreeding and may provide individuals with reproductive opportunities. However, this movement may come with socio-ecological costs, such as risks of predation and starvation, loss of allies, kin support, and increased conspecific aggression. Dispersal strategies, such as the timing of movement and decisions on whether to transfer alone or in parallel with a peer may be associated with different costs and benefits between individuals. This research uses long-term demographic, behavioral, hormone, and ecological data to examine the triggers and consequences of 36 dispersal events from 29 male vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda. Dispersing adult males timed their transfer with the conception seasonality and improved their potential access to females by moving to a group with higher female-to-male sex ratio or by increasing their dominance rank. However, we argue that each transfer is unique to each individual and their own socio-ecological context.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38200
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectEndocrinology
dc.subject.keywordsDispersal Strategies
dc.subject.keywordsProximate Mechanisms
dc.subject.keywordsPrimates
dc.subject.keywordsBehavior
dc.subject.keywordsEndocrinology
dc.subject.keywordsReproduction
dc.titleBehavioral Endocrinology of Male Dispersal in Vervet Monkeys at Lake Nabugabo, Uganda
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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